Divine Capital City, the Second Prince's Mansion.
The main hall of the palace is very gorgeous, with carved railings and jade inlays, and is resplendent.
There was great singing and dancing in the main hall, and a group of graceful dancers were dancing in the center of the main hall.
The slim figure draws graceful arcs, and the dancing posture is graceful and moving.
There was a sound of silk and bamboo, and the sound of musical instruments and birds lingered around the beams for three days, making people feel relaxed and happy, as if they were in a dream.
There were two rows of wine gums on both sides of the hall, where the counselors under the second prince and some of his own cronies were sitting.
The second prince's grounding order has not expired yet, so he can only stay in the mansion obediently, drinking and having fun with his subordinates.
It can be seen that the second prince is in a very good mood today, and he toasts to everyone with a smile on his face.
"Everyone, drink to win!"
"Drink victory!"
Everyone raised their glasses together and drank it all.
The second prince glanced at an empty seat next to him and asked, "Why didn't Hou Yong come today? I haven't seen him in the past two days. Didn't you inform him?"
"Your Highness, Hou Yong came back once after sending the message to that group of people. He never came back and I don't know what he did."
The second prince frowned and turned to look at Qu Yingzhe.
"Mr. Qu, what's going on with Hou Yong? Do you know the situation?"
Qu Yingzhe said: "Your Highness, my subordinates don't know either. However, I have sent people to his home to inquire. He should be back. I don't know why he hasn't come back yet. Is there something else that's holding him back?"
The second prince said: "As long as nothing happens, we took advantage of those people from the north this time. Unfortunately, those people were too useless. Although they caught Jia Baoyu, they were unable to do anything to get Jia Cong. Instead, Jia Cong was killed." Clean them up, they are really a bunch of trash."
"What His Highness said is that those people are so useless that they are no match for Jia Cong. However, I heard that Jia Baoyu suffered some losses at their hands, which made His Highness somewhat angry."
The second prince nodded and could only explain himself in this way.
Jia Cong was too difficult to deal with, and within two hours, the group was dealt with.
Whether it is combat prowess or intelligence capabilities, they are all admirable.
It's a pity that due to some strange combination of circumstances, the two of them became mortal enemies, so that such a talented person couldn't be used by him. It was really fate that manipulated people, and there was nothing they could do.
"Forget it, don't mention this matter again in the future. Jia Cong is not an easy person. We can't do anything about him for the time being."
Qu Yingzhe said: "What His Highness said is that we should focus on major issues at the moment."
At this time, a person hurriedly came in from outside the palace, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, something happened, something big happened."
The second prince was stunned when he heard this, thinking what big thing happened again?
He looked at the dancing girls in the hall, waved to them, and sent them away.
Then he said: "He's in a panic. What does he look like? What big thing happened? I haven't told you in detail."
"Reporting to Your Highness, my subordinate followed Mr. Qu's order and went to Hou Yong's home to find Hou Yong. However, when I arrived at his home, no one answered after calling for a long time. My subordinate crawled into the yard and took a look. Hou Yong was already dead. In the house."
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"What did you say? Hou Yong is dead? How is this possible?"
The second prince looked at the visitor with a surprised look. This news was really unexpected. Why did he die after he was so good?
"Have you carefully checked the cause of death? How did you die?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, my subordinates checked carefully and found that Hou Yong was bitten to death by a venomous snake. There are traces of bites from venomous snakes on his body. However, my subordinates searched everywhere and found no trace of venomous snakes."
One of them said: "It's normal to not find a venomous snake. Could it be that it has bitten someone and is still waiting for you to catch it? Hou Yong was bitten to death by this beast. It is really an unjust death. It is a pity."
The second prince sighed and said, "That's all. I didn't expect that Hou Yong would suffer such a disaster. Mr. Qu, Hou Yong talked to me. You will be responsible for arranging his funeral arrangements."
Qu Yingzhe said: "Yes, Your Highness, I will definitely handle it."
When the second prince saw that the man was still standing there, he couldn't help but ask, "Why is there something else?"
The man nodded and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, when my subordinates came back, they saw people from the Shuntian Mansion Yamen pulling some corpses, and found that those few were actually our people, so I stepped forward and asked.
They said that these people died suddenly at home. They were discovered by neighbors and reported it to Shuntian Mansion. Then they came over to investigate, but they did not find any clues after repeated searches. "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
How could a good person die? Could it be that he was harmed?
Who dares to be so bold and dare to attack the second prince's people.
Apart from Jia Cong, this was the first time that someone took the initiative to attack the second prince's people.
Everyone looked at the second prince and saw that his face was dark, twisted with anger, even a little ferocious.
The second prince's mood at this time cannot be simply described as anger.
You are so brave that you dare to do evil to your own people. Which bastard did it?
After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out who it was.
It is impossible for those of my brothers to have such means. Even the identities of these people are not clear to them. It should not be them.
If it's not them, then who is it?
Could it be Jia Cong?
It is true that Jia Cong ruined many of his good deeds, but he did so openly and openly, and did not do anything secretly.
Besides, how does he know these people are his subordinates?
Forget it, let’s have someone check it out first.
When we find out who did it, we must let that bastard die without a burial place.
The second prince suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Mr. Qu: "Mr. Qu, please take some people to investigate in person to see who got into trouble and see if you can find any clues about the murderer. I want to know Who is dealing with me?"
Qu Yingzhe said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will go and investigate now."
About half an hour later, Qu Yingzhe hurried back, his face looking very ugly.
When the second prince saw this, his heart skipped a beat.
Qu Yingzhe was usually very calm when things happened. Looking at his expression now, something serious must have happened.
The second prince couldn't help but prepare for the worst.
"How is Mr. Qu?"
Qu Yingzhe said: "Your Highness, this attack is really aimed at us. The people who died are all our people. They are all the people in the world recruited by Your Highness, as well as some dead soldiers hidden in the city. There are a hundred people." Multiple people.
At this moment, our last power in the capital was revealed. This news was so important that my subordinates could only come back and report to His Highness before they had time to find out who the murderer was.
However, according to people from Shuntian Mansion, no clues were found. The murderer should be an experienced recidivist. His subordinates thought about it but could not come up with a result.
However, Ning Guogong has a motive to deal with us. After all, we have attacked him several times recently. It may be his counterattack against us. However, my subordinates have no evidence at all and are just guessing. "
When the second prince heard this, he stood up immediately.
He roared angrily: "You bastard, who is so hateful? You dare to attack one of my king's people. If I find out, I will cut him into pieces."
This is the last manpower he has left in the capital.
It's fine now, I've really been served in one pot.
If something really happened, I wouldn't even have anyone available.
Jia Cong, if you really did it this time, I will never let you go.
At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Your Highness, someone has come from Zhuangzi outside the city. They say that something big is going on and they want to meet Your Highness. They are already waiting outside."
When the second prince heard this, his heart trembled.
I prayed secretly in my heart that nothing would happen to Zhuangzi again, otherwise I would go crazy.
"Bring him in."
After a while, someone was brought in. When he saw the second prince, he knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Your Highness, it's not good. Everyone in Zhuangzi has been killed. Except for one servant, everyone else is dead."
The second prince's eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Tell me again, what happened to the people in Zhuangzi?"
"Your Highness, everyone on Zhuangzi has been killed. There is no one left alive. The servant happened to be not on Zhuangzi, so he escaped."
Not only the second prince was shocked, but everyone else was also shocked.
There were five hundred dead soldiers in Zhuangzi. Could it be that they were all killed?
Those were five hundred well-trained warriors. Who had the ability to kill them all?
So vicious, leaving no one alive?
Everyone couldn't help but think of Jia Cong. Jia Cong's personal soldiers could do this. Last time, they killed more than 500 people out of 60. No one can match this strength.
Qu Yingzhe asked hastily: "Were all the five hundred people in the barracks killed?"
"Yes, they were all killed. Many people had their throats cut while they were still lying on the bed. Only a few people showed signs of fighting. They must have been attacked at night."
When the second prince heard this, he was so angry that his liver and lungs exploded. He filed his teeth in his mouth and shouted, "Wow, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"
For a moment, he was filled with rage, his vision went dark, and he fell backwards.
The second prince was so angry that he fainted.
When everyone saw this, they were shocked and hurriedly ran forward to support him. Fortunately, he didn't fall to the ground.
They quickly called the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him. Fortunately, he was just angry and had no serious problems, so everyone felt relieved.
All the subordinates looked at each other, and they couldn't figure out why a good game of chess had turned into what it is now.
All the armed forces have been cleaned up.
The current second prince is like a tiger without teeth.
Who did this? Could it be that that guy Jia Cong did it?
"Mr. Qu, are you talking about the possibility that Ning Guogong did this? After all, we have been targeting him repeatedly recently. It is impossible to say that we are not angry."
"I also feel like it was done by Ning Guogong. I can't think of anyone other than Ning Guogong who can do it so neatly."
Qu Yingzhe sighed and said: "I also have some doubts about Duke Ning, but we have no evidence at all. Just guessing is useless. This Duke Ning is very likely to become a serious problem for us and a stumbling block for His Highness.
This man was too dangerous, and he would be punished. Hou Yong's death was probably because he sent letters to those people and was found out by him, so he killed him. From this point of view, I judged that it was Ning Guogong. This person can no longer be kept. "
"We are no match for Ning Guogong when we use force. We couldn't do it before. Now that we have no more people, we can't even deal with him. This matter needs to be considered in the long term and dealt with from other aspects."
Qu Yingzhe said: "The assassination was just a bad idea. The first time Jia Cong went crazy, it was because someone assassinated him that he completely reorganized the capital and killed all the disobedient gangs.
It was probably because of our participation this time that his family was disturbed, and all our armed forces were wiped out. If it hadn't been for the second prince, he would have been wiped out long ago.
So it's best not to provoke him. He doesn't dare to touch the second prince, but he dares to touch us. Think about it, is this true? "
"Hiss, Mr. Qu's analysis is very thorough. This guess is very likely to be true. King Zhongshun sent people to sneak attack his Zhuangzi. More than a thousand people were killed. This method is really cruel."
"Then what should we do? We can't move but can't move. We can't kill but can't kill. Can't we just endure it?"
Qu Yingzhe said: "Let's wait until His Highness wakes up, and let's take a long-term plan to see if we can catch Jia Cong and bring him down openly. Otherwise, with our current situation, we won't be able to deal with him at all."
Everyone was silent. Unexpectedly, just one Jia Cong left everyone at a loss. How could we achieve great things like this?
After a lot of tossing, the second prince finally woke up.
After discussing with everyone, Qu Yingzhe was asked to investigate carefully first and try to find out the identity of the murderer.
Although they all suspected that it was Jia Cong who did it, there was no evidence after all, and it was not easy to make any judgments. They could only investigate first.
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The sacred city of Muni.
Miaoyu sat in the Zen room, brewed a pot of tea with her own hands, poured a cup, and placed it in front of Jia Cong.
This man suddenly didn't show up for more than twenty days, which made me feel more concerned. Unknowingly, I had become accustomed to his presence and his greetings to me.
The arrival of Jia Cong today made Miaoyu very happy, and her worries were relieved.
"Are you busy recently? I haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you had something to do."
Jia Cong found that Miaoyu was more enthusiastic towards him today than before, less cold and more familiar.
Jia Cong took a sip from the tea cup and said with a smile: "But Fairy Miaoyu misses me, a mortal? Does the fairy also miss the mortal?"
Miaoyu's face turned slightly red and she turned her head to one side.
This person cannot give a good look. Once he gives a good look, he immediately loses his integrity.
"Not to mention pulling you down, it must be the women who are accompanying you at home who are happy and unhappy."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Are you saying that Fairy Lady has forgotten me if you haven't come to see me for so long?"
Miaoyu was struck by what she was talking about, and she was at a loss for words. She blushed and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will ignore you."
